Michalle Harmer, LPCC

Michalle Harmer is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) practicing in New Mexico with more than 15 years of experience supporting people through complex emotional challenges. She focuses on helping clients manage depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, and self-esteem concerns, using evidence-based techniques to foster practical change and lasting recovery. Michalle works with adolescents, young adults, and adults across both rural and urban communities, tailoring care to the cultural, geographic, and social contexts of New Mexico, including multicultural, Indigenous, and Hispanic/Latinx populations.

She has particular experience supporting survivors of sexual assault and interpersonal violence, and she works with clients coping with shame, guilt, personality and relationship dynamics, and co-occurring mood and stress-related conditions. Michalle also assists young adults navigating major life transitions such as starting college or entering the workforce, and she addresses communication challenges within families and partnerships.

Her clinical practice integrates trauma-focused methods including Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Prolonged Exposure to meet differing needs across age groups. TF-CBT is typically used with clients ages 10 to 17, while EMDR and Prolonged Exposure are generally applied with adults. Michalle emphasizes a trauma-informed, collaborative, and culturally responsive approach that aims to help clients build resilience, explore personal narratives, and develop day-to-day coping skills. She is inclusive and affirming of LGBTQIA+ individuals and attentive to the needs of first-generation college students, caregivers, and professionals experiencing high stress or burnout, supporting clients with empathy, integrity, and clinical expertise.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Support

Michalle Harmer integrates proven, trauma-focused methods into her practice to address a range of concerns. Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) helps adolescents process traumatic experiences while building practical coping skills and healthy communication patterns, and is most often used with clients ages 10 to 17. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is used primarily with adults to help reprocess distressing memories and reduce the intensity of trauma-related emotions. Prolonged Exposure involves gradually approaching avoided memories and situations so that fear and avoidance decrease over time, and it is typically applied with adults experiencing post-traumatic stress.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the collaborative process. Michalle works with each client to identify goals, consider personal history and preferences, and select techniques that best fit the client’s needs. She adapts strategies as progress and priorities evolve to ensure treatment remains relevant and effective.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility for busy lives and for people across New Mexico’s rural and urban areas. Through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, clients can access licensed professionals in ways that fit their schedules and daily routines, making consistent care easier to maintain and integrate into everyday life.